Kat Alice Dunn or Kat Dunn is an English author known for sapphic fantasy fiction.[citation needed]
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Career
editDunn's debut novel Dangerous Remedy (2020) is the first title in the young adult historical fantasy Battalion of the Dead trilogy.[1][2]
Her fourth novel, Bitterthorn, was published in 2023 by Andersen Press. It was shortlisted for the 2023 Nero Book Awards Children's Fiction prize[3] and the 2024 Children's and YA Polari Prize.[4] Her 2025 novel Hungerstone (Bonnier Books), a feminist reworking of Carmilla,[5][6] was nominated for the British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel in 2026.[7]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Battalion of the Dead series". Bloomsbury Publishing (UK). Archived from the original on 2025-06-24. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ Deo, Annie (2020-06-27). "Review: Dangerous Remedy by Kat Dunn". The Nerd Daily. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ "2023 SHORTLIST". Nero Book Awards. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ "Polari Prize 2024 shortlist announced". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ "Kat Dunn | 'The emotional story of the book is quite huge to me'". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ "Book review: Kat Dunn's feminist vampire remake Hungerstone lacks real bite". The Straits Times. 2025-03-29. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ "The British Fantasy Awards 2026 Shortlists!". The British Fantasy Society. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ "Kat Dunn, author of Glorious Poison shares seven things she'd like her readers to know about her". femalefirst.co.uk. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ Simons, Roxy (2025-05-30). "'I'm always mindful of queerness being seen as a trend in fiction'". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2026-05-29.